Patent · US Expired

Sewing machine with detachable cover

US5906168A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
5References
22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 24, 1998
Grant dateMay 25, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 24, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B77/00
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sewing machine cover 2 includes a cover main body 7 and an extension cover portion 8. The cover main body 7 houses a left-right embroidery-frame drive mechanism 60 for driving an embroidery frame 50 in leftward and rightward directions. The extension cover portion 8 houses a front-rear embroidery-frame drive mechanism 80 for driving the embroidery frame 50 in front and rear directions. An opening 35 for engaging with an engagement portion 11 of a bed portion 3 is formed in a wall 31 of the cover main portion 7. When the sewing machine cover 2 is used as a cover of a sewing machine M, a bed surface 12 and an upper surface of the wall 31 form a substantially continuous work surface.

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